OLDIES BUT GOODIES VOL.1
Various Artists (c.1969)

Studio One GW 0002
matrix: FCD-7208

Muriel (Alton & Eddy); How Can I Be Sure (Higgs & Wilson); It Hurts To Be Alone (Wailers); You Won't See Me (Clarendonians); Cry Me A River (Jackie Opel); Dancing Mood (Delroy Wilson) // Downbeat Special (Blues Blasters); Easy Snapping (T. Beckford); Put It On (Wailers); I Don't Want To See You Cry (Ken Boothe); I've Got To Go Back Home (Bob Andy); Junior Jive (Skatalites)

Original Jamaican issue in UniPrint sleeve.

An album that definitely lives up to its title, being an exemplary slection of Studio One productions dating from 1959 (the seminal Easy Snapping) up to 1966 (You Won't See Me, Dancing Mood, Put It On, I Don't Want To See You Cry and I've Got To Go Back Home). It was probably released in 1969 or shortly after (judging by the release dates of the albums illustrated on the reverse of the sleeve). ((Click sleeve to enlarge.))

Muriel (Alton & Eddy); How Can I Be Sure (Higgs & Wilson); It Hurts To Be Alone (Wailers); You Won't See Me (Clarendonians); Cry Me A River (Jackie Opel); Dancing Mood (Delroy Wilson) // Downbeat Special (Blues Blasters); Easy Snapping (T. Beckford); Put It On (Wailers); I Don't Want To See You Cry (Ken Boothe); I've Got To Go Back Home (Bob Andy); Junior Jive (Skatalites)

Jamiacan reissue in facsimile sleeve.

Note the subtle variations in the sleeve design - the text is placed differently over the patterned background (check the placement of the dot below 'Vol. 1') and the green dots are slightly darker.

Muriel (Alton & Eddy); How Can I Be Sure (Higgs & Wilson); It Hurts To Be Alone (Wailers); You Won't See Me (Clarendonians); Cry Me A River (Jackie Opel); Dancing Mood (Delroy Wilson) // Downbeat Special (Blues Blasters); Easy Snapping (T. Beckford); Put It On (Wailers); I Don't Want To See You Cry (Ken Boothe); I've Got To Go Back Home (Bob Andy); Junior Jive (Skatalites)

Reissue on the US red & yellow label with Fulton Street, Brooklyn address.

A further minor variation on the sleeve design, with a different placement for 'Vol. 1'. Compare with the later reissue of OLDIES BUT GOODIES VOL.2.

OLDIES BUT GOODIES VOL.1
Various Artists

Studio One GW 0002
matrix: CS-7702

OLDIES BUT GOODIES VOL.1
Various Artists

Studio One GW 0002
matrix: CSGW 0002